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You can get double the hp and torque out of an E9 if you drive it like is your own. I don't know if there is anyone down under that knows what to do. First thing would be search for someone that turns up E9's. If it is an all mechanical engine more fuel and boost is all that is needed. Increasing the RPM's and timing advance will help too. Turn up fuel in stock pump, increase RPM's by 500 or so. This will have to be done at a fuel pump shop. Advance time to no more than 19* BTDC. Emissions will not pass. Replace turbo with BW400S/78mm turbo for up to 800HP at wheels, best choice, or BW500S/92mm for up to 1200HP. That high is unusable or practical for daily use. This is not constant power but realistically 650-700HP can be usable for a while. Engine life will be a factor and accelerated if abused. Smaller BW400s will start to spool, build boost, at 1100-1200RPM not 800RPM as stock. Most important 4000 plus pound clutch and upgrade drivetrain (stock will break).
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Same deal as Hobart62, I started to build my house and need a drive to get to it. Go to town hall, they say you got a drawing were it is going? OK better get to it that's a $5 fee neighbor. The town clerk was my neighbor. I had it really good as it looks. Never had an issue with parking ANYTHING on my property in Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. I was always grandfathered in from the early 80's when the township did not even have a plow truck garage. My other neighbor was the town maintenance manager and had the town trucks parked at his house on 1 acre. The mayor live 4 house down the street.. so it was a small community and everyone knew everyone. Most had a truck, backhoes, bulldozes, skid steers, flatbed, etc. there but just out of sight and it was all OK for years. A neighbor was a neighbor and would help each other with any of the equipment they had for a beer or two. I had my trucks and equipment there for 20 years and no issues. All was usable or completed no junk sitting around. Today is a different story, it is a "City", I had to get a permit to park my rig there over night the last two times when visiting and going thought to Macungie. Funny only place to park the rig, as my old house is rented, was in front of the mayor's house. No issue but had to have a permit, still small town "City" with conditions now. I now just keep my stuff in a building, out of sight, out of the weather and out of mind. I don't what to have people know what I have or what I am doing, just better that way. The point is that anything can be OK if people would mine their own business and stop trying to controls others if it is not hurting anything or anybody. If they don't know what you got how can they complain? Shouldn't have to have insurance or plates on anything in a building or garage no matter what it is. It is not road worthy until it is on a road!! I have trucks, cars, motorcycles that haven't been in the light of day for 25 years with no plates or insurance, just saying. If it fits no one should be able to tell you what you can store in your own building or land!!
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"Any thoughts" There is nothing wrong with a good running E9-500 and a 15spd. Is there something wrong with your left foot and right hand. The only thing I can think of to do all that work for Allison conversion is to get out of shifting. Should be an RTO for a 15spd and they almost fall into each gear. As for twin turbos, take and run it as is. Being a Parts Runner and mostly unloaded there is more than enough power and fun to spare. No one is going to do turbo and fuel work for you these days but a very few for good money if at all. A bigger single turbo, raised RPMs, timing, clutch and stuff that goes along with it is more than most guys can handle or drive train for that matter. If more than one driver is going to drive it don't even consider modifications. You will be running for more parts to fix it than you want. Emissions is not going to pass if that is a concern with added fuel and boost. Leave it alone and just keep it running and shifting right. You and it don't have anything to prove on the road. Don't think you will be able to sell it, when it is time, with and Allison and engine mods but only for a "play truck". I have a Superliner and 18spd that was turned up good and have been turning it down little by little ever sense. Just my thoughts,
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There are two issues that you may have being major engine work was done a short mileage ago but 26 years ago. The first is that the baffle was not put back into the valley to keep oil from going out the breather tube. That would be an EZ fix. Provided there is not a lot of blow-by that can be the problem as well. There should be very little air/vapor coming out of the tube in the first place with a "new" engine. If there is a lot of blow-by it can only be one thing, piston rings and possible liners. But a lot can happen in 26 years of basically sitting around. Is oil fresh? Good oil pressure? Is power good? Need some more information to narrow it down.
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Only place I have seen an E9 with Allison is a few semi sled pulling trucks in Ohio. The Sanders Pulling Trucks ran them. Talked to one guy that had an Allison, pulled it out and put an 18spd back in. I was interested in the trans for drag racing but no deal so it is still sitting somewhere. I don't think there was an Allison option for an E9 from Mack.
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DAMMIT!
AZB755V8 replied to Willie dog's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
It happens too all of us and it sucks. Just fix it and move on. By the way looks real nice else wise. -
Sounds like boat ride material, truck just has to run, new poster, no Thanks, Good Luck Fishin.
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Any pressure will take a percentage of the load off the leaf springs. The more pressure raises the ride height Or if a load was on compensate for the reduced loaded hight. I am using the 110psi to get a ride height to clear the fender flares. It can works like rear airride, the more air the more load you can put on and maintain a ride height. Just thinking a ride height valve can be used on the front axle like on the rear to self level.
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No there is still about 2-3 inches of travel on the the shocks that were on it. The air bags are rated for around 3200 pounds each and only help the leaf spring. This raises the height about 2 1/2 with 110 lbs of air. There is a lot of difference in front end height if you look at different Superliners. There is more than one shock length made for the RW but these ones work fine. You can see the difference in height on the shock paint in the photos. There was no adjustment in the steering linkage to center the steering wheel ether.
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I have not seen anyone doing this here at BMT but it worked out really well for me. I needed a little more clearance for Floats on the front of the Superliner for fender clearance. I have Australian fender flairs on it and they decrease the fender opening about an inch all around. First was tiring to find springs to increase the height about 2 1/2 inches or so and not just add a block that would not give me more suspension travel. Or extra leaves that would make it "ride like a Mack truck" even more so. Ether way it was the dollars that it would cost to do the work. Most spring shops said that they had to have the truck to even start with. There are no spring shops in Arizona that would even consider doing what I wanted. This is what I came up with for a few hundred $$ The ride height can be adjusted from side to side if separate air is supplied to each, nice to get the front end perfectly level. I did see the systems offered for around $1000 but none were for a RW that I saw. This cost $180 for the bags, $14 for steel and bolts, $20 for air fittings and hose, $4 for paint, 3 hours time to do 5 with the beer break... I need to make a shim and add a little clearance for the draglink bolt.
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Think another member here got it. He just said he found a 72 R700 for $900 so assume he got it, right Mike Glad it is in good hands and another Dog save from the crusher or boat ride.
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ETB1005 v8 engine
AZB755V8 replied to BGarofalo's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
That non intercooled engine is one of the few that I have seen, Very Cool. If I had one it would be in my B model instead of an 866. Is there an accurate count of the late E9 production? Looking at the .doc and there are fare less E9's than actually built. There were approx. 15000 MH's built with 2/3 of them having E9's. That is approx. 10,000 in Cabovers alone plus all the other applications. How many RW and CL's where built with them in the USA and Australia? I can not find the actual numbers but would really like to know. There are the marine and military variants as well as DM's. There were many more than 3768 E9's and variants built between 81- 99, if so that would come out to 210 engines a year. I thought I saw something like 15,000 of them in that time span. Is there any information on the number of E9's with inline pumps built opposed to the V pump. -
Mack letters for hood
AZB755V8 replied to Moparmike's topic in Exterior, Cab, Accessories and Detailing
Got a good set of the tinted plastic vert shades off a Superliner. Just need to retape them and stick them on. Should work but I didn't like them as it covered up the top of the window and restricted the view. PM me and I can get you a photo if interested. Hood letters are in two sizes and are on Ebay regularly at OK price. -
Can't say that timing to the wrong marks would not make a difference in performance and a lot of valve noise. But the fact is that not to many shops even Mack shops have a guy that knows these engines any more. In Az the Mack shop hasn't have an E9 in for service in the last ten years. The only way mine are running is I do the work. Valve timing is not that hard just follow the manual, set the bridge then set the rocker clearance. It is just one more step from setting valves in a Chevy, Ford or Hemi for that matter. Just remember cylinder numberings is like a Ford. The Dynatard engine brake is just there to make a little noise and not much of anything else. What are you getting for fuel milage? I am around 5.5-6.0 MPG under 70MPH@1500RPM's or about 4 loaded running 75 MPH@1650RPM's and keeps dropping for every mile faster, just a ballpark range. These E9's can drink with the best of them if the hammer is down. Bobtailing 7.2 and having a blast up to 75 MPH. Power to spare but at the cost of fuel mileage.
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Knew it was a bird of some kind, Goose, Swan, Duck... Decent Reproduction piece but does need to be hand fit, reworked.
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I restored my LTL about 2-3 years ago and gave $700 for a NOS L cab mat. The man had 2 of them and a lot of other perfect or NOS parts. Not cheap but.... I think the last R and B cab mats I got were over $200 from Mack when they had them. $200 for any NOS mat is a deal. Consider the time and care it took for years to still have a usable NOS part. Triple or more the original price would be the starting point just to break even. As for patterns even an old mat can be used for patterns. To go on I sold the good old headliner kit after my restoration for $200. That was a fraction of the $800 plus shipping I paid Lancaster Upholstery for a new one when they still made them. By the way the man had a few sets of Goose Island hoods for LT's for $1200 a set. Never mounted on truck. His name was Glen.
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I would assume that E9 is the one 998in3 just got and needs to pick up? That engine needs work if I recall but complete. I made a stand out of angle iron and plate to bolt onto a completed E9. I have used it to transport several V8's in the bed of F-250-350 with no problems.
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The Time Machine is just sitting in the warehouse along with the parts truck i got with it. I think Carl had it sitting for a number of years as well. It does have low mileage, so it is dong what it does best sitting. There are several other project ahead of it but it will get restored. I got the engines and parts when I could so the issue is finding the time to start on it. That MH is a good looking rig. Keep after them to sell it.
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Stainless E9 injection lines, failing
AZB755V8 replied to wrenching4life's topic in Engine and Transmission
I was thinking about this issue and it seems that all your failures are at the pump flares/ nuts. Some stainless will work harden and if the flares are mechanically flared the amount of "working the metal" stress can cause cracks that open over time with the constant pounding of pressure from the pump. Stainless sure looks nice but hydraulic seamless steel lines may work better, a little softer and more malleable. Another option is weld on the flares and draw it back by slow cooling it. Then when the lines are still straight turn the flare angle on a lathe. I did this with the set on my 866. I did have one line leak, over time, because there was porosity in one weld, rewelded around line and no more leak. Can you have someone Tig weld around the leaking line and sleeve just past the nut to seal the line? -
E9 Engine dry about 3000lbs. Wet with trans 4200-4400lbs. By the way welcome to posting on the forum, see you have been around for several years.
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E9 oil pump pressure relief spring
AZB755V8 replied to wrenching4life's topic in Engine and Transmission
A bad, fatigued spring does have some compression just installing it or a broken spring is only short a coil turn. That little bit of change in length and spring rate does make a larger difference in oil pressure as RPM and oil flow increase. So you will not see a difference in pressure at idle for the most part but pressure will not increase to 75-90PSI at operating speed. Don't forget there is a pressure spring that opens the piston cooling jets that can open early and compound the low pressure problems. Bad bearings will show low oil pressure at idle as well as operating RPM, that is the difference to tell what is wrong. -
E9 oil pump pressure relief spring
AZB755V8 replied to wrenching4life's topic in Engine and Transmission
It is not that uncommon on the Mack V8's to break the pressure relieve spring. Also the springs fatigue and do loose tension over time. I have an 866 with total rebuild and shined the spring because I could not get one at that time. oil pressure is about 55-65 psi at 1500rpm's 15psi off from my E9's. I got a few rebuild kits from Dale Frances for the E9's and he said it is standard practice to replace the oil pump spring in his rebuilds. He has seen more than a few broke springs. I got a few springs off him for the oil pumps on rebuild. or when pressure suddenly drops.10 -15 psi. He even found the spring for the 866, so just have to pull the pan and put it in. Yes relief springs break and pressure does drop. -
Stainless E9 injection lines, failing
AZB755V8 replied to wrenching4life's topic in Engine and Transmission
I have custom set of 120 lines on my 866. They had to be made as there is no more factory ones left and that was 20 years ago. The lines on an 866 are the same on both ends and I did have one line leak at an injector. The line cracked inside the flair and it was because of over torquing the nut and twisted the line just enough to stress crack it over time. Took it off and Tig welded it all around the flair and no more leak with lower nut torque, just enough to get it to seal. Clean looking engine!! nice work! -
Got a set of these on my B model and they look Great. If they are still available I would be up for another set or better yet the right and left facing bulldog logo ones in green. Any one got a set of those?
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best place in america to look for a complete e9 ?
AZB755V8 replied to hqplz's topic in Engine and Transmission
When I lives in Ohio in the 1990's I was on the hunt for E9's and there are a few large truck salvage yards there. I could maybe get one or two of them at that time BUT every E9 these yards could get was put in containers and went to Australia for $5000 USD a piece back 25 years ago. The point is that most complete E9's that are from salvage yards are already on the boat coming your way. Most guys here are not going to pay $5000 for a core engine even now then $8-10K for parts plus labor to rebuild it. I am sure the current Australian price is more than the $5K per engine and the used truck parts trade to down under has been a very tight closed business for years. It can be expensive to get an engine that is already slated to come your way in the first place. Engines that are already out of the truck are not usually available and guarded for parts. Complete engines are around but usually still in trucks. 2 out of 3 MH Ultraliners had them for power and can be had for as low as a few thousand dollars on up. Start searching the web for them and figure how to get the engines out and in containers. Happy E9 hunting
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